Current Shows & Projects
Unbalanced
Writer, Producer
When Wendy Woodward's imagination begins twisting itself into real-world hallucinations, her brother Ian must find her the help she needs, while fending off monsters, demons, and landlords. A comedy about the promise and peril of escapism. This independent television pilot is currently in its first round of festival submissions.
Code Duello: Hamilton & Burr
Producer, Performer
A two-man, fully improvised play wherein Matt Tucker and I recreate the infamous Burr-Hamilton duel, inspired by the audience's suggestion. A festival favorite, we've performed at the Chicago Improv Festival, Del Close Marathon, Providence Improv Fest, Toronto International Improv Fest, UCB Theater, The P.I.T., and on many other stages in Boston and beyond. The show was created in 2006 and has toured for fun and for hire continuously since.
Past Shows & Projects
ImprovBoston Instructor
Comedy Writing Program
In Boston, I was an instructor in the ImprovBoston Comedy Writing Program. I taught Level III (Advanced Sketch), which involved the preparation of a 45-minute student show.
Freelance Photography & Videography
Photographer/Videographer
I've photographed performing artists in the Boston area since 2003, and doing publicity shots for Boston theaters since 2004. My photos have appeared in papers and 'zines such as the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Metro, and Panorama Magazine. The thing that separates me from other photographers is that I use a camera to take pictures.
This Improvised Life
Performer
ImprovBoston's showcase show from September - October 2009. Every performance created a new, unscripted episode of the amazing This American Life radio/tv show. We improvise stories based on a theme of the audience's choosing, in a random number of acts based on a roll of the dice. Stellar cast, fun show, great audiences.
ImprovBoston Mainstage
Performer
I joined the MainStage cast of ImprovBoston after a few months with IB's Thursday-night show. We performed two shows every Saturday night, 8:00 and 10:00, at ImprovBoston. The show has been modestly described as: "Blending skillful storytelling, memorable music, audience participation, and joyful chaos, an elite cast of Boston's best improvisers creates a show that redefines itself with every performance. No rules. No boundaries. Just spectacular comedy and incredible improvisation." I played with the IB MainStage from January 2007 until October 2009.
The Wasteland Comedy Hour with T.S. Eliot!
Producer, Writer, Performer
The Wasteland Comedy Hour was a live happening, a multimedia sketch/variety show that ran Fridays in Nov/Dec 2007, in ImprovBoston's showcase slot. We took four months to produce seven unique, entirely scripted shows. Films, stage sketches, music, interviews, stand-up, and interactive media mixed together in a weird, aggressive variety show inspired by themes in modern poetry (and hosted by scholar and asshole T.S. Eliot [me]). You can find a lot of our material on the WastelandComedy.com website.
The Chagoon Conspiracy
Producer, Writer, Director
I wrote, directed, and produced a radio play... well, audio play, for free publication on the internet. It's a science fiction comedy. Installments were published every ten days on chagoonconspiracy.com from April–June 2007. You can listen to the entirety of the play on the site. If you like what you hear, please, send it to a friend.
Rondo
Performer
Rondo was Boston's first Harold team, directed by Jeremiah Jordan. I performed with them in 2007, and the team continued to rock Harold Nights and festivals until 2009, when the group was disbanded and formed into other Harold teams.
The Uncommonwealth
Writer, Director, Performer
The Uncommonwealth is a sketch comedy troupe filled with Boston-area comedians. They produce filmed sketches for distribution on the vast internets. I wrote, directed, and still occasionally act for The Uncommonwealth, and you can see some of my work either on the A/V page, or on one of their numerous web presences:
Tiny Little Lungs
Director
I'm proud to direct Tiny Little Lungs, a two-woman musical improv show starring ImprovBoston performers Jaime Connors and Sarah McClean. They're immensely talented musicians, gifted actresses, and quite funny. Check out their upcoming shows:
The Tribe Players
Performer
This was my regular improv gig from fall '05 to summer '06. I performed every Friday on The Tribe Theater's mainstage, which was located in downtown Boston, in the theater district, before it shut down in July '06. The Tribe Players performed short-form and long-form improv, did some fun outgigs, and generally rocked up the stage.